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May 26, 2020 | Industry News
Researchers from the LAMP Lab at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering have created a textile coating that can not only repel liquids like blood and saliva but can also prevent...
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May 21, 2020 | Industry News
BGU researchers have developed novel surface coatings that will have a long-term effect and contain nanoparticles of safe metal ions and polymers with anti-viral and anti-microbial activity...
May 14, 2020 | Industry News
A team led by Youfa Zhang of Southeast University, China, has discovered they can create a simple paint that mimics the way a beetle's skin both attracts water and then repels it towards its mouth –...
May 6, 2020 | Product News
Nouryon has launched a new solution for the building and construction market that boosts the effectiveness of energy-saving “cool roof” coatings by improving their ability to reflect light and...
Apr 30, 2020 | Industry News
DST has approved support for upscaling an antiviral nano-coatings developed by Professor Ashwini Kumar Agrawal of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi for use as appropriate material for producing...
Apr 23, 2020 | Industry News
Researchers at Texas A&M University have created a coating that can be applied to food-contact surfaces, like conveyor belts, rollers and collection buckets to prevent cross-contamination between...
Apr 16, 2020 | Industry News
Changi Airport Group’s (CAG) philanthropic arm, Changi Foundation has applied sdst, a self-disinfecting coating on frequently touched surfaces in Changi Airport. Eco-friendly and safe, the coating...
Apr 14, 2020 | Industry News
Umeå researchers has shown how activated graphene, activated carbon and other hydrophobic carbon species can be dissolved in water in the form of micrometer-sized particles. The most important agent...
Apr 9, 2020 | Industry News
Scientists from two disciplines join forces to help healthcare providers protect themselves from COVID-19. UCF researchers are working to create a protective coating that would include a novel mask...
Apr 2, 2020 | Industry News
New self-sanitizing surface coating developed by PhD student Michael Lucas will help to address infection control in hospitals, food processing plants and public transport surfaces. The most...